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Navigating a business is difficult enough, but during unusual times like these it can be even more challenging – especially its financial aspects. The simple truth is that cash is the fuel for your business, and you cannot operate without it. That is why cash flow forecasting is by far the most important cash management tool for business. Join us as Rick Arthur, the CFO with a CEO perspective, shares how you can forecast your cash flow during the current circumstances and as we move forward to what may become our “new normal.”

Are you presenting and conducting meetings virtually and need to look better on camera? Join Christi Schreiber as she shows her expert tips on how to put your best image forward for your business presentations and online meetings. During this webinar, you will learn about proper lighting, camera height and angle, framing, background and sound, as well as grooming and wardrobe tips for men and women.

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Protections like a basic firewall and antivirus have become inadequate to protect your organization from cyber criminals. They’ve figured out how to easily elude these defenses. The news is filled with reports of breaches and financial loss. But there are many ways you can increase your defenses. You don’t have to spend a lot of money to put them in place. What they do require, however, is for cyber security to become a high priority focus across your entire organization, and that starts with management making it so.

As we plan our returns to work and conducting our businesses, we all know that the workplace will look very different from the past due to COVID-19. The “new normal” involves significant potential liabilities for employers, safety concerns, new laws and regulatory requirements. Businesses need to be prepared and to have in place effective workplace policies as they enter this next phase. Hear an experienced employment attorney’s guidance on re-opening businesses while protecting from illness, avoiding public relations nightmares, and steering clear of EEOC , OSHA and other legal violations.

Almost instantly - virtually every business owner has found themselves deeply engaged with navigating the current volatile business environment. While this extremely dynamic environment presents most businesses with an array of challenges - it is also providing some extraordinary opportunities.

While cash is the lifeblood of any business, it is crucial during times like these to not only have a handle on your daily cash needs, but also to understand all of your available cash-flow levers. What will separate many companies and determine how they progress during this period, is how well they re-set their strategy.

During a fast-paced 30 to 40 minute presentation, James and Maileen will identify key strategies and tactics that are most relevant for the TAB International community. They will be discussing how to effectively manage your cash flow, as well as providing an array of options to adjust cash burn so it aligns with your objections. You’ll also get actionable advice on the most recent opportunities that are emerging. Finally, they will spend the balance of the hour fielding your questions.

Communicating in a crisis can be challenging. When the crisis goes on for weeks, changes several times a day and is truly unprecedented, the situation requires new thinking based on best-practices -- and a lot of flexibility. Doyle Albee, president and CEO of MAPRagency, has more than 30 years of experience in PR and crisis communications and will provide an overview with several takeaways you can implement immediately.

In this webinar we'll discuss the many changes in website design that have taken place in recent years. Website traffic and behavior has evolved significantly. Search engines such as Google have placed new requirements for a site to show up in a search and has changed how they review your site for placement. Additionally there are now numerous options available for creating a website. We'll look at the pros and cons of these options. We'll also discuss how to protect your business site in the event, your website designer should no longer be available to support it.

Join us on this informative and interactive webinar to learn how you and your business can benefit from the Paycheck Protection Plan or PPP. The PPP is part of The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, where $350 billion is allocated for small businesses to help keep workers employed amid the pandemic and economic downturn.

Control The Narrative. Protect Your Brand.Recent events have thrown the world and your business into chaos. While everyone is struggling to navigate the turbulence, you can't afford to fly by the seat of your pants when it comes to your crisis communications. As the situation evolves daily, even hourly, you have to expertly manage your communications to control the narrative and protect your brand.

Quickly Create A Realistic, Effective Communications Plan.At this point, most teams don't have time to create a full crisis communications strategy. However, you can still create a realistic and effective communications plan that will convey the right messages to your customers, employees, and other stakeholders to maintain your reputation and build trust.

In this 45-minute webinar, we will take you through a compressed method of crisis communication planning. We'll cover the most essential elements so you can move more quickly from reaction to action.

When unexpected crisis strikes, the first thought is “what are we going to do?” The second is usually, “what are we going to say?”

In response to a barrage of questions regarding how to communicate in these uncertain times, A-Train Marketing is offering a quick and complementary webinar to help our clients, colleagues and peers navigate this unchartered and ever-changing landscape.

Whether we are experiencing economic growth or slow down - even recession - there are some basic principles to make sure your company is doing its best to maintain and monitor proper cash flow in all extremes. In this webinar, we will discuss some of the basic principles and then move on to discuss how to properly fund your company without cash constraints.

There is a lot of competing noise demanding our attention. As an entrepreneur, you are expected to stay accountable to your clients, your employees, your vendors, friends, family and yourself. It can be hard to stay focused when distraction is always close at hand. This webinar will cover some helpful strategies for designing accountability practices that foster reliability and respect for everyone in your life, including you.

Dan Morris with High Point Financial Group leads through ‘giving first’. Join us to learn about Community, the C in CALIBER, and engaging your business into the community to leverage the assets around you. Dan will also discuss mindset in the workplace supporting the culture around ‘giving first’.

Discover two often-overlooked ingredients behind a successful website and learn how to make these secrets work for you. We'll discuss the role of websites in today's multi-touch digital landscape, how to capture your audience's attention, and how to inspire users to take action that delivers results.

A sales team is like the heartbeat of every company; they can help a business survive and grow, or cause a business to plummet and fail. With that said, to be successful, you need a high performing sales team – an underperforming sales team is not an option.

Marketing your business is a bit of a black hole. You’re not sure how to connect your business goals to your marketing or how to measure your efforts. What are the benchmarks? How do you measure the performance of your marketing? And when you do, how do you know if your ROI is as good as it should be?

In this hour-long webinar, Mike Black, CEO of Inciting Marketing, will take you through the process involved with mapping your growth goals to your marketing efforts and then measuring their progress and your ultimate results.

Whether we are dealing with a prospect, client, co-worker, employee or even our friends and family, sometimes we struggle with how to best handle emotional conversations which involve anger, fear, extreme criticism and judgment. During this session we will learn about a human behavior theory which can apply to any type of relationship and will help us move someone from an emotional state of mind to a logical one allowing us to enjoy more productive and effective communication.

According to Gartner, 77% of B2B buyers state that their latest purchase was very complex or difficult. In addition, buyers are spending significantly less time with sellers, reducing their ability to influcent the purchasing decision. Utilizing the fundamentals of sales enabelment aids sellers in delivering more effective sales conversations and relevant content, leading to increased buyer engagement and increased win rates.

Customer Relationship Management (CRM) needs to evolve. The problems with CRM are the terms “Customer” and “Management.” The term customer describes an external buyer, client, consumer, etc. CRM traditionally only focuses on the customer and ignores your company’s internal customer: your salesperson. Ignoring the needs of salespeople drastically diminishes usage of a CRM tool. Additionally, attempting to manage your customers is a dated concept that fails consistently. People in today’s world refuse to be managed, now people have more control than ever because they have more choices than ever.

As a business owner, you need your team really involved with your CRM platform. But why would your sales team use a tool if it doesn’t take their needs into consideration and customers are refusing to behave as expected? In other words, why would they use it if it doesn’t work?

In order to get usage and adoption, your CRM needs to be more… It needs to recognize relationships inside and outside the organization. It needs to engage not manage those relationships. It needs to be a Relationship Engagement Platform (REP). Companies that win will be those that engage their customers (internal and external). And they must begin now.

This webinar will teach you the value Relationship Engagement brings to your bottom line and will help you understand how to increase adoption of your CRM platform.

Some business owners have a strong vision and strategic direction but lack the operational effectiveness to move the business toward their vision. Other businesses are great operators but lack a strong vision and strategic direction. For different reasons both types of businesses are stuck in the status quo leading to great frustration for owners and employees alike. Sales might be good in a great economy but what happens when it slows down? And what about emerging competitors?

If your business is facing any of these challenges, you may need a blueprint for your business. Specially, Business Builder’s Blueprint (BBB). The BBB is a set of processes and an online toolset to help businesses establish the direction for their business, create an aligned strategic plan and provide the methodology to successfully achieve the strategic plan. Whether you are a TAB Member or not, this webinar will provide multiple concrete take-aways that you can apply to your business to run your business more strategically and improve results.

With today’s fully employed U.S. job market, employees have the power in deciding where they choose to work. Because of these market conditions, it is necessary for organizations to create a culture to both attract and retain employees. Unfortunately, voluntary turnover is at an all-time high and continues to increase, and according to most sources employee engagement is stagnant at best. What is your organization doing to create a culture that will attract and retain the talent you need to reach your objectives? This Webinar Program from TAB will help you understand today’s market challenges and what you can do to understand the strengths and opportunities that exist in your organizational culture.

You already know that publishing a book would be rocket-fuel for your personal brand, bringing you new clients, positioning you as the go-to person in your field, and creating opportunities for speaking, consulting and more. But you have products to deliver, a content strategy to implement, leads to generate, a network to build, right? Join me to discover a new approach to both writing and publishing. I’ll teach you how to write your book as part of your business, not a side project, and make it work for you from Day 1.

In this webinar we will explore how online lead generation can provide an alternative or supplement to telemarketing, cold calling and LinkedIn Sales Navigator. Jim Burris of Burris Creative, will explain how it works and what structure companies need to have in place to convert online leads into customers. We’ll discuss the types of businesses that can best benefit from lead generation. We’ll also discuss how various lead generation programs can differ.

There are many advantages to using print and direct marketing in this digital world. By combining print with technology, companies are implementing forward thinking solutions to deliver exceptional marketing experiences. An expert in innovative marketing solutions, Amy Silverman presents a webinar that demonstrates how to think outside the box and deliver impactful results using print and technology. See how interactive experience can be launched from a piece of print. Learn about embedding LCD video screens into printed brochures. Understand the impact of connecting print and digital with new marketing tools such as NFC, holograms and virtual reality.

As a business owner, there are many working capital challenges facing your company in both good times and bad. Having proper working capital is key to survival whether your company is experiencing strong growth in today’s brisk economic environment or you’re stressing to meet obligations due to a business slowdown. In this webinar, “Working Capital Financing Strategies”, you will learn how to properly fund your company without cash constraints in both extremes.

CEOs and businesses often struggle with creating predictable and sustainable sales revenues. The result is missed sales forecasts which affect cash flow, the ability to grow and invest in resources necessary to remain competitive. Join Colleen Stanley, president of SalesLeadership, and learn the best practices from sales organizations that consistently win business with the right type of clients.

This workshop will be a fun and simple discussion about why organizations of every type need a robust social media strategy, how you can shape that robust strategy, and what having a real social media strategy can do for you and your organization.

You can’t manage time, but you can manage the commitments you make. In this webinar, time management expert Steve Davies will show you how you can use a To Don’t List to identify and then eliminate the activities that don’t belong in your day.

In business, we make many decisions every day that impact the financial results. To make the best decisions, you need to have the mindset and tools that will enable you to think through facts and alternatives. Join us as we get past the accounting and on to an understanding of earnings, expenses and investments. You will learn to use a valuable tool to improve your financial mindset, so you will recognize financial impact points and make better business decisions. Presented by finance expert, Jean Cook of TAB Tulsa.

Insights from a CFO's perspective, and how they can impact your business. We will examine the three major phases (Start-up, expansion and right-sizing) of a business and provide important insights from the CFO’s perspective.

Preparing for tax season is a yearlong activity--it isn’t just preparing your tax return. We’ll cover how the expensing of assets now includes qualified real estate, whether retirement plans should be implemented before December 31, 2016 and if you can be classified as a “Manufacturer,” which could potentially qualify you for receiving 9% of your profits tax-free. The webinar will also discuss how foreign businesses that own or work with U.S. businesses can consider arbitrating the various tax rates.

As CEOs of our businesses, we typically use this time of year to plan out the upcoming New Year and begin thinking of our corresponding business goals. What if instead of arbitrarily picking a growth target we designed our business goals to tie directly into our unique personal financial goals? The purpose of this webinar is twofold: (1) to learn best practices from business owners who used their own financial planning goals to create business goals that allowed them to get out of their businesses the “right” amount of growth in order to accomplish both their business and personal goals and (2) to walk away with some basic retirement planning tools that business owners can use to save on taxes as well as the future.

Everyone in your business is a salesperson and the impression - positive or negative - each person makes is an advertisement for your business. This can add up to hundreds or thousands of advertisements delivered each day. Join us to learn why your telephone attitude impacts the level of service you provide and how to achieve more positive and productive conversations when interacting with your valued customers. Presented by Jeannie Davis of Now Hear This Inc., an expert on phone communication for great customer service and brand building.

The business headlines today are dominated by startups, billion dollar valuations, and rock star CEOs. While this is generally great news for the economy, the speed at which some industries are advancing with the advent of new technology, can be alarming for existing businesses. For example, the revolutionary ride-share model introduced by Uber, has seen them take the worldwide taxi industry by storm in only 5 years. Learn how you can adapt your business to the new market realities. Presented by Joe Gleinser, Founder and President of GCS Technologies, a provider of a wide range of advanced IT solutions and consulting, based in Austin, Texas.

You have likely heard that Windows 10 has been released and is a free upgrade for your Windows 7 or 8 machine, but is your business ready for it? This new release is more than your average software upgrade, and there are a number of ways your business can be impacted by it; positively and negatively.

Many businesses think that a great attitude, good motivation and hard work are the recipe for great customer service. From my perspective, unless the customer experience is designed into the product or service offering, a business cannot provide a superior customer experience. In this webinar, I'll discuss the four ingredients necessary to providing great customer service.

Weekly, if not daily, the news is reporting on the latest data breach or ransomware attack against a major corporation, social media giant, hospital or other notable organization in our communities. As small business owners, we naturally think, “they’re after the big guys; I’m too small to be a target.” This is a dangerous thought that couldn’t be further from the truth! According to Ponemon Institute’s 2016 State of SMB Cybersecurity report, cybercrime against small businesses (those with 250 or fewer employees) has nearly tripled since 2011. Today, 43% of all cyber attacks target small business.

Even those salespeople who do represent a positive return for their companies often burn up large chunks of profit in their pursuit of growing their sales revenue. In this session, you will learn ten of the most popular mistakes that business owners (and their salespeople) make when attempting to get more orders and close more business.

Alignment is the side-by-side working relationship that makes great results a daily reality for both business owners and those who report to them directly. Learn how improving alignment in key business areas can dramatically increase results and decrease stress for all parties .

If I only knew then what I know today... Unfortunately, the majority of small businesses fail. Most private business owners that do survive spend a lot more time working than they had anticipated. Many also earn a lot less than they had hoped. More work for less pay. Bummer. Although running a business is loaded with an infinite array of peaks, valleys, challenges, trials and tribulations, some entrepreneurs manage to succeed on a very consistent basis, year after year, company after company. In this session, you’ll learn the most common (and costly) mistakes made by SMB entrepreneurs and how to make sure that they do not occur inside of your company.

This is a profound session where you will learn many insights into your personality style,shutterstock_165121328_web and how you can build on your strengths and cover your blind spots. Discovering your business personality will not only help you understand yourself; it will help you understand and adapt to other’s styles.

We'll discuss the principles of servant leadership and how to apply them in your business. After this webinar, you'll be able to unleash the power of "courageous conversations," and learn how a higher ROI starts with engagement.

Even the Great and Powerful OZ had a man behind a curtain operating the controls... and your listeners know behind that Facebook cover photo is a person or team living life and reacting to it, just like they are. Learn how to walk that fine line between your brand promotions and "keeping it real" in your social media efforts.

Have you been considering adding Twitter to your social media efforts, but not sure where to start?twitter-logo-bird Our Be an Effective Follower on Twitter webinar will walk you through the basics of navigating, following and engaging on Twitter.

It’s no secret that social media is one of the most effective (and cheapest) ways to build your brand and engage with customers. But many business owners are still unsure which social media channel is the best for their company.

Marketing your business on Facebook has become increasingly challenging in recent months. However, with over a billion users a month, your company needs a presence on the world’s largest social media channel.

LinkedIn is the most incredible database – with over 2 million members, approximately 2 million groups, and nearly 3 million companies. And all fields of LinkedIn are searchable. This webinar is not about developing your profile or building your Company page. This webinar is about searching and prospecting!

While both are important components to a successful company branding and promotion plan, too many people fail to realize the simple way that social media and PR are linked. We'll show you how to easily use both tools in tandem to supercharge your exposure! This webinar will outline the best ways to use those important, free social media tools like: Twitter lists LinkedIn connections Facebook shares Google+ circles And more! Learn how to build meaningful relationships with the press and how to target the reporters in your region or field that will have the best impact on your PR strategy.

In the spirit of Twitter’s focus on brevity, this webinar will be a quick, concise, nonjudgmental discussion of how to go from tweeting newb to social media guru in minutes! We’ll show you clear examples of common mistakes and provide you with easy to understand, actionable tips to correct them. Join us for this fun, powerful presentation and leave a better impression of your company on the world with a short list of new Twitter tricks and tips!

Known as "The LinkedIn Guy," Julbert Abraham will describe how LinkedIn is important for your business and just how powerful your profile can be. He'll also take you through building a highly targeted referral network and share some success stories.

The cost of making a poor hiring decision in sales could be astronomical. Traditional HR techniques have been proven to not work with sales people. Whether hiring new sales people or evaluating existing employees, this straight-forward process that will allow you to make realistic projections on realizing a return on your investment.

Carl Gould, an internationally renowned speaker, turnaround specialist and author, will share how he used these strategies to help his client companies: Generate additional $1M in revenue in 10 months Double closing ratios AS A TEAM and add $75M in revenue for 4 straight years Increase fees by 300% in a down economy Increase customers’ average purchase by over 10% per visit.

With most banks having a difficult time lending to small growing businesses, it’s been hard to find the money to help grow your business. Let’s face it, Profits are Great, but the reality is, Positive Cash Flow will keep you in business.

Are your sales where you would like them to be? Do you even know exactly where they are right now? It might seem straightforward to motivate and manage a sales process - just sell as much as you can! But this approach may not yield the results you are looking for. Join Pam Watson Korbel of SmartGrowth, to learn how you can implement a process that motivates your team, holds them accountable and puts you on track for real, measurable results.

How would you rate your negotiation skills? Contrary to popular belief, to be a successful negotiator does not require one to be aggressive, dominant or coercing. Rather it demands a key set of skills and a formulated approach.

It's fair to say that we would all welcome an increase in sales in our business. But before you go adding more to the marketing budget, or hiring all new sales reps, have you taken a look at your current sales process? Could it be more efficient?

Sales scripts are a vital part of your overall sales process. Learn what must be included and what not to say in July’s webinar. It’s important to build a must-do list before you even pick up the phone. You’ll also learn how to overcome objections, voicemails and gatekeepers.

If you are excellent at what you do but still struggle when it comes to engaging and winning clients then this webinar is for you. Learn the key secrets that make an advisor so much more powerful than a sales person, the importance of a high trust relationship with your clients, the one key secret that will transform your client engagement, how to win the war for attention and the 3 phases of engaging a client that wins you the business and sets you apart from the competition.

Increasing sales performance, winning more deals (without discounting) and generating predictable, profitable revenue are the markers of successful sales organizations. However, these goals are increasingly difficult to achieve in today’s hypercompetitive world. We will be discussing the essential elements your business must address to shorten your sales cycle, gain an advantage over the competition and grow profitable sales.

The world’s most effective and consistent salespeople not only have the skills and discipline to win, but they also understand how buyers think. Understanding how buyers think will result in greater trust, higher margins, and reduced stress.

Does your sales effort produce consistent, repeatable, predictable results? If not, your company suffers from a sales management deficit. Time invested in sales management is the single most valuable investment you can make in your business.

If your business is running you, you can't be achieving the goals that you've set for yourself and your company. Don't despair, in this webinar, Ed Riefenstahl will teach you how to make decisions that will help your privately owned business achieve its full potential.

Often when we think of ‘visionary leadership’ we think of someone who initiated a great change - a skyrocketing start-up, the amazing turn-around of a struggling company. However, visionary leadership is just as important in the ongoing management of our businesses. We don’t have to be faced with incredible obstacles to be a visionary leader. Join Jason Zickerman, President and CEO of TAB Boards International, Inc., as he talks about what makes a visionary leader and how we all can develop the traits to keep our companies headed on the path to success.

This is the question we asked 500 business owners in a recent Business Pulse Survey. This webinar presented by David Scarola, Chief Marketing Technologist for TAB, will take you through the fascinating findings of this survey. No matter what stage you are in with your business, this session has insights and advice for everyone.

It is impossible to manage time effectively if you allow interruptions to interfere with getting important things done. Time Management expert Steve Davies will identify the 15 most common interruptions and share techniques to keep them at bay.

In May of this year, the U.S. Department of Labor announced a new rule that will expand overtime regulations to an estimated 4.2 million workers, extending the current rule to those making less than $47,476 a year and removing long-standing exemptions. Victoria Aguilar, Managing Partner of The AR Group, will discuss the rule change and steps you should consider as your business prepares to meet this new regulatory standard.

Marketing and the management planning process is a critical element to the success of any organization. As business owners, we all face the issue of time management when planning. This presentation will show you the planning process including business planning, systems and procedures, and competitive research.

Amir Chitayat partner at OpenMoves Inc, shares his expertise on email shutterstock_185779904marketing, providing answers to questions such as: How can email marketing help grow my business? How can I get started or improve current campaigns? What are best practices for an effective B2B and B2C campaigns?

Most business owners include advertising as part of their marketing strategy, but what many neglect to consider is that a solid PR (Public Relations) plan--including press coverage--is not only less expensive, but offers benefits that advertising alone can not.

Services? Search Engine Optimization, or SEO, is the process of optimizing your web site to drive relevant traffic to your site organically. 98% of buyers search online first and 75% of clicks occur on the organic results. If you aren’t on page one of Google, you won’t be found.

Yet with the daily deluge of information consumers are exposed to, they've become savvy at tuning out obvious sales pitches, leaving it harder for companies to get their message noticed in the flood of data. Even if your company's product might seem "boring" to outsiders, there's no reason your web content can't be engaging and buzz-worthy within your community! This webinar will cover: How to come up with hot topics What types of blog posts perform best How to "piggyback" onto news or related stories How to write interesting content How to incorporate eye-catching images (that you have rights to!) Proper formatting techniques of the pros How and why to link to relevant information How to cite your sources (and convert them to brand evangelists)

With daily to-do lists that can include: financial, legal, inventory and employee concerns -- it’s easy to fall behind on things that help attract new customers like blogging, social media updates and press releases.

In this webinar Abhi Jadhav, Managing Partner at Bay Leaf Digital, will answer that question and walk you through proven steps that will give you a competitive edge on obtaining new customers and show you how to keep those customers for life.

What motivates a consumer to post a rave review about your product online? More importantly, what effect will this have on your business? (hint: a BIG one). It goes without saying that the internet has disrupted the way we do business. But how are you taking advantage of this? Ours is an economy of information, where an individual can broadcast their knowledge, opinion and experiences to any number of audiences. Thus, the idea of internet 'disruption' is not something to be mitigated, but rather embraced and leveraged for business success.

You know the digital landscape offers a lot of opportunities but you just don’t know where to begin. This webinar will show you a step-by-step plan for increasing sales and generating buzz using content marketing. In this webinar, you will also learn which channels, like LinkedIn’s powerful search tools, can be used to get your message in front of the most people.

Learn just how powerful your business' brand can be and why it's not just a logo. A brand can help you stand out in a competitive market; build relationships; attract good caliber, like-minded people; and is sustainable when features and services can easily be copied.

There are 5 simple tweaks you could make to your landing pages to increase your conversions and get more business in the door. Even better, you can make these changes in a flash, and get back to the other 1,000 things on your mind. If you don't have landing pages set up on your website, it's no big deal. Come learn how simple it can be, and you can avoid all of the mistakes from the beginning.

We'll discuss the shift in thinking that's well underway among digital marketers toward reputation-as-a-marketing-channel and how it impacts your business. You'll learn how customer reviews impact businesses, how to see reviews as an asset and not a liability, how to treat customer reviews as a marketing channel and strategies/tactics for review acquisition and amplification.

Creating a business plan can be a challenge for many business owners and managers.iStock_000012069974XSmall Finding the time, the right stakeholders, or the resources needed to create an effective business plan can be overwhelming. In this educational webinar, we will show you the strategy for completing this very important business foundation task.

Facilitation is one of those terms that means many different things to many people (like marketing, or worse, music!). This session will cover the techniques expert facilitator Bob Dodge has found effective when facilitating events that delight the participants, sponsors and the facilitator. He will also share what has been proven not to be effective; you will benefit from his hard earned lessons.

A methodical approach to identifying and assessing new opportunities is critical to your company's long term success. The same applies for assessing new department initiatives, whether it is software tools or additional staff. TAB member Brad Volin describes his approach to identify new opportunities in this one hour webinar.

As a business owner or CEO, you probably want to increase your income and improve equity in the business, focus your time on strategic initiatives, enjoy quality time with family and friends, and increase the value of your business. Join Jason Zickerman, President & CEO of The Alternative Board, for a presentation on how to start achieving these aspirations.

When was the last time you had your business assessed for sale value? Whether you are planning on exiting in the near future or not, it is important to have your business 'ready' to sell, as it helps with planning, profitability and general ease of operation. This webinar will cover the various scenarios where valuation is important, an overview of timing a sale and what buyers look for, as well as discuss key valuation metrics and how to utilize them. Presented by Jim Cumbee, Managing Partner of Tennessee Valley Group.

Project management is often seen as a discipline geared toward larger businesses. Just as all employees of smaller businesses need to be marketers and sales people these days, they also need to be project managers. Yet, many employees and business owners find project management practices to be intimidating and therefore do not embrace them and employ them in their business.

Designing employee incentives can be a challenge for any business owner or manager.happyemployee Finding the sweet spot, and selecting the right incentive for employee motivation to keep top performers is key.

Employee performance tracking can be a challenge for any business owner or manager. Untitled-1This webinar will provide you with simple tools to help business owners or managers identify the right jobs for the right people.

Organizational culture is the framework for how things get done in your company. The best chance for you to achieve your business objectives occurs when plans, people, processes and systems are aligned.

A 2010 survey found that 35% of those surveyed reported being bullied at work. In 2001, the Bureau of Labor and Statistics found that the median number of days away from work as a result of related disorders was nearly 10% of an employee’s annual days of work. Costs associated with workplace bullying include increased turnover, depression, distraction, retaliation, and more. Join TAB Member, executive coach and family business adviser Kalli Matsuhashi as she reveals just how much this dynamic could be costing your business and what you can do to prevent it

“Working below your pay grade,”, expectations of your people’s performance, keeping the wrong people (and why we do), and the effectiveness of your team are key areas that can negatively affect your company. Stephen Davies shares how addressing these areas can create an Accountability Culture that will improve your business’s profitability.

The Baby Boomers drove a consumer and service economy to an unequaled streak of expansion for over 50 years. Based on extensive research on the issues facing Baby Boomer business owners, this webinar is a fast-paced look at the statistical inevitability of a shrinking market for sellers of small businesses, and what an owner needs to do to be successful in the last, biggest competition of the Boomers’ careers.

Are you confused and frustrated by failed efforts and significant time and money spent on various compensation schemes? Many leadership blogs are filled with posts on this topic, and corporations employ full time HR professionals who strive constantly to answer this question. You will leave this webinar with better understanding of human motivation.

Join TAB Franchise owner, professional facilitator and business coach Greg Yank as he facilitates this important discussion on the critical opportunities business owners frequently overlook, often to the detriment of their company. Come to this interactive webinar with your questions and thoughts ready to share, as we look at how to take advantage of these and other important keys to success

In this session presented by Amy Newsom, of Newsom Law Firm, we will discuss how the ADA applies to your business and how it affects your hiring procedures. Specifically, Amy will be discussing job descriptions and how to keep them compliant.

What would it mean to your business if you were able to significantly increase the engagement and therefore the value of your staff? Marty O’Neill of TAB Baltimore/Washington will explain the underlying reasons why many employees are not engaged and describe a strategy to correct the issue and develop a motivated and engaged staff.

If you have ever hired salespeople, only to be disappointed by their performance, then this fast-paced session is for you. Sales selection expert, Dave Kurlan, CEO of Objective Management Group, will highlight the most important steps, tools and best practices for getting it right when you hire salespeople.

Communicating effectively is more complex and challenging than ever before in today’s multi-generational workforce. Join Adam Wong, Vice President of TTI Success Insights, as he shares three easy-to-apply methods of enhancing your communication with anybody you encounter.

As business owners, we have all heard at least once that our employees are our most important asset. But to that end, how much time do you spend involved in managing staff and the variety of personnel issues that arise? Learn how you can employ a solid Human Capital Management (HCM) strategy, that will protect your business from potential fines & lawsuits, but more importantly, will free up your time to work on why you really went into business… your personal vision!

Sometimes it feels like small business owners are fighting an uphill battle in the proverbial “War for Talent.” This month’s BOSS Webinar will focus on pragmatic ideas and considerations for uncovering hidden sources of talent, flipping the traditional candidate pursuit conversation and leveraging tools/plans that you may already have in place. Join us to learn how you can get ahead of the game as we all prepare for the 2017 recruiting season!

The mixed blessing of the Multi-generational Workforce, once a trending discussion for leadership, is now the fabric of every organization. The implications of a workforce from 16 to 80 years of age ripple throughout the lifecycle of a worker and throughout an organization. Generational differences can cause friction among colleagues and bosses, with their values, communication styles and work habits becoming even more pronounced, and they can take an organization to new heights. The challenge of organizations is how to be successful and, for most, this requires making their workforce successful too. One is not achievable without the other. Join us to learn about the multi-generational workforce, worker engagement and how to create a culture and work environment that enables each worker to bring their brilliance. From frustration to fabulous, make the most of your team!

We will focus on the problems associated with Productivity: How to identify the problems, quantify and create a plan to address. Each business owner should be thinking about their business (We, Us, Ours) and each employee thinks about themselves (I, Me, Mine). Creating harmony among these “opposing” forces and ideas is critical to a company’s growth, the employee’s happiness and the leader’s freedom.

This webinar will focus on insights Work Institute gleaned from over 240,000 interviews with employees. These findings helped create the 2017 Retention Report: Trends, Reasons & Recommendations. It revealed the true causes of turnover and what you can do about it.

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